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Maulbeerallee, Potsdam, 14469, Germany
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Overview
Take a day-trip from Berlin and discover UNESCO World Heritage listed Potsdam, all by the seat of your bike! From park lands to alleyways, you're English-speaking guide will recount historical anecdotes as you explore an array of Prussian and Cold War sites.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
This tour meets at our Alexanderplatz shop, located at the base of the giant TV Tower (Fernsehturm). You can find us on the north side of the tower between the Alex Café and the entrance to the TV Tower. The address is Panoramastraße 1a, 10178 Berlin.
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. Unlimited Biking
You'll travel to Potsdam by train before embarking on a leisurely ride covering approximately 10.5 miles (17km) over 4.5 hours. After all that exertion, break for lunch (not included) in the Dutch Quarter.
2. Sanssouci Palace
See the magnificent Sansssouci Palace from the outside and talk about the early life of Frederick the Great. Great photo spot.
Duration: 15 mins
3. Orangerie im Park Sanssouci
Explore the windmill and gardens.
Duration: 15 mins
4. Potsdam Paradise Garden
Ride through the gardens and parks of Potsdam
Duration: 10 mins
5. Schloss Cecilienhof
View the fantastic Marble Palace from the outside where Truman, Stalin and Churchill concluded the Potsdam Agreement. Site of the Post-WWII conference
Duration: 10 mins
6. Brandenburger Tor
See Potsdam´s Brandeburg Gate and discuss Potsdam as garrison town and the beginnings of Prussia’s mighty army
Duration: 10 mins
7. Glienicke Bridge
Listen to an explanation about the historic "Bridge of Spies", infamous site of 1962 spy exchanges (well-known for Rudolf Abel and Gary Powers) during the Cold War
Duration: 10 mins
8. Weinbergterrassen
A beautiful part of the Sanssouci Gardens
9. Historic Mill of Sanssouci
Rebuilt in honor of mill that used to stand here.
10. Old Market Square
Alter Markt. Discuss Prussia and its royal family in this centrally located square in downtown Potsdam, including the area around St. Nicholas' Church, which forms the historical center of the city
Duration: 10 mins
11. St. Nicholas Church Potsdam
Stop for photos and explanation of this historical center of Potsdam
Duration: 10 mins
12. Obelisk
Initially adorned with faces of Prussian electors and early Hohenzollern Kings
Duration: 5 mins
13. Altes Rathaus
Old Town Hall of Potsdam
Duration: 5 mins
14. Museum Barberini
Modelled after Palazzo Barbarini in Rome, now houses the part of the private collection of Hasso Plattner
15. Chinesisches Haus (Chinese House)
Chinese Teahouse. See this intriguing garden pavilion in Sanssouci Park, buillt by Frederick the Great. Photo stop and historical explanation
Duration: 5 mins
16. Neues Palais
Neues Palais (New Palace) built to commemorate Frederick the Great’s victory in the Seven Years War
Duration: 10 mins
17. Orangerieschloss
Built by Frederick-Wilhelm IV (Romantic on the Throne). Called the Orangerie because inside there is a greenhouse where he could grow exotic fruits like oranges and lemons.
Duration: 5 mins
18. Nauen Gate
Ride by Jägertor (Hunters’ Gate) and Nauener Tor (Nauen Gate, built 1755).
19. Luisenplatz
Named after Queen Louise (Queen Consort of Frederick-Wilhelm III), most popular and best-known queen of Prussia.
Duration: 10 mins
20. Old Market Square
Ride through the old town of Potsdam, stop for lunch
Duration: 45 mins
21. Dutch Quarter
Enjoy a ride and lunch break in the historic Dutch quarter (still in its original state, not destroyed in the war). This section of Potsdam dates to Frederick-Wilhelm I (Soldier King) who had 134 ‘Dutch’ houses built to help lure Dutch craftsmen (also stone workers and linen weavers) so the new immigrants will feel at home.
Duration: 45 mins
22. Alexandrowka
Hear about the Russian colony in Potsdam, originally built on the orders of Frederick-Wilhelm in the 1820s
23. Am Jungfernsee
Cycle along Potsdam's Jungfernsee/ Virgin Lake
24. Havel
Cycle along the Havel River
25. Potsdamer Platz
Ride along the Berlin Wall (in Potsdam) and see site of former No Man's Land/ Death Strip
26. Grosse Orangerie Schloss Charlottenburg
Built by Frederick-Wilhelm IV (Romantic on the Throne). Called the Orangerie because inside there is a greenhouse where he could grow exotic fruits like oranges and lemons.
Duration: 5 mins
Inclusion
City-cruiser style bike
Helmet (provided but optional)
Rail transportation to and from Potsdam
Experience, English speaking guide
Exclusion
Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pickup and drop off
Cancellation Policy
Refundable tickets
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
- 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Fat Tire Tours - Berlin
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